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Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to identify and disseminate best practice among local authorities in preventing homelessness.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
20 Jan 2026
Target answer date
22 Jan 2026
Answer
28 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to identify and disseminate best practice among local authorities in preventing homelessness.

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Through the National Plan to End Homelessness the government has committed to publishing a range of toolkits which underpin the strategy. This will include a prevention toolkit, a youth Homelessness toolkit and a toolkit on homelessness prevention and sup...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance or policy support is being offered to local authorities to help maintain viable council housing services.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

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21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help ensure homeless people who are displaced can return to their local authority for support.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Temporary Accommodation

21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Out of Area housing placements on the receiving local authority.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Temporary Accommodation

21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many out of area placements there are in (a) Eastbourne, (b) East Sussex, (c) the South East and (d) England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Temporary Accommodation

21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the model for out of area placements.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of houses in disrepair on national housing stock levels.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Social Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the turnaround time for repairs in social housing managed by local authorities.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Social Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average turnaround time is for urgent and non-urgent repairs in social housing; and whether targets have been set for improvement.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what additional funding and resources he plans to allocate to local authorities to aid housing repairs.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Temporary Accommodation

22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out a timetable for improving guidance issued to local authorities on out of area placements in temporary accommodation.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Temporary Accommodation

22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consult local authorities ahead of developing guidance on out of area placements in temporary accommodation.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Temporary Accommodation

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